slippery

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a. 滑的, 光滑的, 靠不住的, 圆滑的, 不稳固的 [法] 狡猾的, 不可靠的, 不安定的

发音

US /ˈslɪpəɹi/

词形变化

slipperier 比较级 slipperier slipperiest more slippery 比较级 slipperiest 最高级 most slippery 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

滑的；狡猾的；不稳定的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of a surface, having low friction, often due to being covered in a non-viscous liquid, and therefore hard to grip, hard to stand on without falling, etc.

    滑

    Oily substances render things slippery.

  2. 2.

    Evasive; difficult to pin down.

    滑头滑脑

    比喻 引申义

    a slippery person

    a slippery promise

  3. 3.

    Liable to slip; not standing firm.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Unstable; changeable; inconstant.

  5. 5.

    Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

tricky slippy

反义词 1

nonslippery

近义相关 8

slick sliding slimy untrustworthy non-stick lubricious slithery untrusty

参见 1

smooth

相关短语

slippery slope n. 灾难性的急剧下滑 slippery jack slippery as an eel 油滑的, 不可靠的 slippery slopes slippery jacks slippery nipple slippery elm [医] 赤榆, 滑榆 slippery elms slippery sequence slippery sequences slippery nipples slippery dip slippery dips slippery dick [鱼类]隆头鱼（Halichoeres bivittatus,产于大西洋热带海域）

词源

From Middle English slipperie, an extended form ( + -y) of Middle English slipper, sliper (“slippery”), from Old English slipor (“slippery”), from Proto-Germanic *slipraz (“smooth, slippery”), equivalent to slip + -er. Compare also Middle English slibbri, slubbri (“slippery”) borrowed from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German slibberich (“slippery”). Cognate with German schlüpfrig (“slippery”), Danish slibrig (“slippery”), Swedish slipprig (“slippery”).

来源：wiktionary